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The Research Council at the University of Missouri School of Medicine offers faculty a forum to discuss institutional research issues and communicate them to the administration. In addition, the Research Council sponsors the School of Medicine Student Research Fellowship Program.

Research Council Membership & Guidelines

The Research Council consists of at least 15 voting members. Three members hold the following positions:

An associate dean responsible for research in the School of Medicine

Chair of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) in the Health Sciences Section

Associate Chief of Staff for Research at the VA Hospital

At least 15 members appointed from the Faculty Assembly of the School of Medicine must meet these requirements:

Appointed annually by the Dean

May not serve more than three consecutive years

Major involvement in research activity

To stagger terms, approximately one-third of Council membership is replaced each year. Calculations for terms of office began July 1, 2016.

Research Council Roster

Member

Department

Term Expires

Erika Boerman, PhD

Medical Pharmacology & Physiology

6/30/21

Carmen Cirstea, MD, PhD

PM&R

6/30/20

Hope Gole, PhD

Dermatology

6/30/21

Xunlei Kang, MD, PhD

Medicine

6/30/21

Teresa Lever, PhD

Otolaryngology

06/30/19

Jacqueline Limberg, PhD

NEP

06/30/20

Richard Ma, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery

6/30/19

Christina McCrae, PhD

Psychiatry

6/30/20

Jonathan Mitchem, MD

Surgery

6/30/20

Fatiha Nassir, MD (Chair)

Medicine

6/30/19

Robby Thomen, PhD

Radiology

6/30/20

Rebecca Whiting, PhD

Ophthalmology

6/30/19

Amy Williams, MD, MSPH

Family and Community Medicine

6/30/19

Iris Zachary, PhD

Health Management and Informatics

6/30/21

Asgar Zaheer, PhD

Neurology

6/30/19

Ex-officio Members

Jerry Parker, PhD, Associate Dean for Clinical Research

Timothy Domeier, PhD, Past Chair

Niels Beck, PhD, Chair, Institutional Review Board

Adam Whaley-Connell, DO, Associate Chief of Staff for Research and Development, HSTMVH